VARLBWN

Varna Airport

Varna, Bulgaria · Europe

Europe Europe/Sofia

52direct destinations

30airlines

1runway

2,517 mLongest runway

1947opened

Varna Airport (Bulgarian: ?????? ?????, romanized: Letishte Varna) (IATA: VAR, ICAO: LBWN) is the airport of Varna, the historical maritime capital of Bulgaria. Varna Airport is the third largest airport in Bulgaria. It is located 10 kilometers from the center of Varna near the town of Aksakovo. The airport serves Varna, Golden Sands and northeastern Bulgaria. The busiest season for the airport is from the end of May to the beginning of October.

Location

43.232°N, 27.825°E · 70 m s. n. m. (230 ft)

General data

CountryBulgaria

CityVarna

IATA codeVAR

ICAO codeLBWN

Coordinates43.232°N, 27.825°E

Elevation70 m s. n. m. (230 ft)

Time zoneEurope/Sofia

Runways1

Longest runway2,517 m

OperatorFraport

Opened1947

Direct destinations52

Official website

Runways · 1

09/27

Length2,517 m8,258 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceConcrete

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Tower

119.500

ATIS (automatic information)

118.075

Approach

121.000

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

From 15 October 2011 until 28 February 2012, Varna airport was closed for a reconstruction of the runway. All flights were operated to/from Burgas Airport.

Airlines operating here · 30

Other airlines with direct routes

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Varna Airport (VAR). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAR

MLA

“Varna Airport (VAR).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAR. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Varna Airport (VAR).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAR.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Varna Airport (VAR). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAR (Accessed: 16 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_var,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Varna Airport (VAR)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAR},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAR}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/VAR |title=Varna Airport (VAR) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-16 |language=en}}